paste
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- noun
- /peɪst/
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pasta
- A little bit of chili paste in my life.
- tomato paste
- peanut paste
- bean paste
So it's kind of a paste of flour and eggs.
- So it's kind of a paste of flour and eggs.
- Mashed and fucking into a paste with water and then cooked.
- It's like there's the crunch, then I taste bean paste and spice.
- So I read Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa.
Examples
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This chili paste adds a rich flavor to the dish.
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Then he boiled together chalk and water to form a paste that he applied with a brush to the canvas.
Academic text (2009) -
This fruit paste is delicious.
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So it's kind of a paste of flour and eggs.
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So I can tailor this paste to the object I'm cleaning.
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But for some who eat bean paste, the distinction is not a familiar one.
Academic text (2001) -
We've got tomato paste hand prints here.
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They crush the olives into a paste with this thing.
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In the sunshine, the paste would harden into a surface as impervious as concrete.
Fiction book (1998) -
Her face looked bumpy and pale, as if there were a paste of clay and putty covering it.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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A sticky substance used to join things together
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A soft food used on bread, like butter or jam
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Thick glue made from water and flour or starch used to stick paper
Compounds
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A thick, concentrated food made from cooked tomatoes used to add a strong tomato flavour
- Specialized
A dough of flour, butter, and water that makes light, flaky layers when baked
How Thick
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word paste comes from an old word for 'dough', the same idea as the food pasta. So a paste is anything thick and soft, like a food spread or a glue, which helps you remember its current meaning.